Investment Market Update 26 March 2018 Asia Asian stocks fell, extending last week’s selloff that erased all gains for 2018, as investors are still wary of taking risk amid worries of American protectionist policies. US US stocks fell on Friday, as investors shied away from risky bets going into the weekend while they braced for…

Investment Market Update 23 March 2018 Asia Asian stocks fell after President Donald Trump’s decision to apply tariffs on China heightened concern a trade war could hurt global growth. The yen climbed to its strongest in more than a year. US US stocks fell in response to the threat of a potential trade war between the world’s…

Investment Market Update 22 March 2018 Asia Asian markets were mixed on Thursday after the Federal Reserve increased interest rates by 25 basis points, as had been widely expected. US US stocks finished lower on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve increased interest rates and pointed to a stronger US growth outlook following tax cuts. US…

Investment Market Update 21 March 2018 Asia Asian stocks finished higher as energy companies underpinned stock gains after a rally in crude oil, in an Asian session subdued by a Japanese holiday before the Federal Reserve’s policy decision. US US stocks closed higher despite shares in Twitter and Facebook falling after a day punctuated with reports…

Investment Market Update 20 March 2018 Asia Asian stocks came off their lows of the day in Tokyo, and were up in Seoul in late trading on Tuesday, while China’s markets were little changed as investors mull the potential for weaker earnings growth among companies that have led gains over the past year. US US stocks…

Investment Market Update 19 March 2018 Asia Asia stocks were mixed, with Japanese shares declining as the country’s political drama tests investor nerves and as Apple Inc.’s move to make its own displays for the first time hit regional producers. US US stocks rose as a pair of positive economic reports on industrial production and…

Investment Market Update 16 March 2018 Asia A rally in Asian stocks petered out on Friday, and the yen climbed, as investors considered the implications of continuing personnel turmoil in the Trump administration. US US stocks fell once again as investors continue to assess the possibility of a trade war, with the White House still…

Investment Market Update 15 March 2018 Asia Asian stocks fell, tracking losses in US equities overnight over concerns that consumer spending is cooling in the world’s largest economy after retail sales data unexpectedly dropped. US US stocks fell after President Donald Trump sought to impose fresh tariffs on China, intensifying fears of a trade war…

Investment Market Update 14 March 2018 Asia Asian stocks fell, tracking declines in the US as fresh turmoil over a sudden shakeup in President Donald Trump’s administration dampened investor sentiment. US US stocks fell, as the technology and financial sectors came under pressure even as investors mostly shrugged off President Donald Trump’s decision to replace…

Investment Market Update 13 March 2018 Asia Asian equity traders adopted a cautious tone following a dip in US stocks, with focus turning to a US inflation report for clues on the pace of Federal Reserve policy tightening. The dollar gained against major peers and Treasury yields held declines. US US stocks fell losing early…